The Hidden Superpowers of Moss

You may not think much about moss, but it has a hidden super power, and it's been used to save countless lives.
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[@sparrow5]

“They ran out of bandages because they were using the cloth to make more weapons” is kind of a perfect metaphor for war

[@chris-hayes]

Right, and people were dying from a shortage in cloth bandages.

[@_supersolar]

science and ecology often to come to clean up after the horrific imperial wars :V

[@extremosaur]

I don't know how this is perfect or a metaphor.

[@adib3011]

Really highlights their priorities😒

[@zaza-ik5ws]

@@extremosaur yeah its definitely not a metaphor. It maybe more ironic that creating more weapons lead to the death of their own soldiers.

[@mho...]

Fors some reason, since childhood, i was always fascinated by these miniature jungles, covering stones & fallen trees!

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

It's mossome

[@gtbkts]

I work for a cabin company, and one of their cabins have a large moss covered boulder that looks amazing!! And 1/4 of the yard is moss, so it looks like the moss is growing out from the boulder, taking over the yard.

[@headecas]

Yeah moss is prety cool

[@kadev4741]

Same

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Same here. Loved it since I was a Little Mr.

[@Delemaroth]

I want a Moss Lawn... screw grass... why mow it when you can just have moss. stays greener and looks just as good.

[@Arty345]

I would totally love a moss lawn!! Easy maintenance!

[@alinaowen2635]

And feels nicer. Our lawn in Washington was 50% moss

[@cluerip]

Needs shade to work. So you need a tree filled yard then over years the moss will come.

[@thatoneguy_0218]

Yes m8

[@lacybookworm5039]

Yes, finally someone else who wants a moss lawn. 💚💚💚💚💚💚 Moss is much softer than a grass law. :)

[@slimnagirac3393]

A Moss video?? I’m already Lichen it!

[@neotheone5559]

Get out lol 😂

[@amadiohfixed1300]

Zoro

[@la24dogg21]

Isn't lichen an small animal ? Bug type or smaller?

[@TrueTydin]

@@la24dogg21 Nope. Moss.

[@jacintovski]

Nice

[@ColinGrym]

I've also read that moss absorbs carbon reaaalllly well, and it's easy to shape. This makes it an interesting alternative to trees/grass for urban carbon sequestration.

[@rrb101567]

A moss roof could be a better insulator than most traditional roofs

[@user-ez3iv6ji5c]

Tillandsias already serve that purpose in South America. They also sequester a good amount of heavy metals from car exhaust when grown next to a freeway.

[@Trip_Ts]

all plants absorb carbons that what it made out of.

[@Gibbypastrami]

@@Trip_Ts moss is especially good at it tho

[@ColinGrym]

@@Trip_Ts Totally true, but the rate at which they absorb carbon varies, and how well they keep it from going back into the atmosphere varies as well. Moss absorbs carbon quickly and stores it for a long time if it is kept alive. Bamboo might be the best at absorbing carbon quickly, but if allowed to degrade it releases it relatively quickly. Hardwood trees don't absorb as quickly, but they have long lives so they lock away carbon for that time.

[@xb70valkyriech]

The superpower of moss is that when you bonemeal it, it turns nearby stone into more moss

[@UGNAvalon]

Glad someone already commented this!

[@melanieyu894]

Bonemeal? What's that?

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

Thanks for the tip. I was trying to find a way to spread the patches of moss in my garden

[@minhkhangtran6948]

@@melanieyu894 Minecraft reference

[@melanieyu894]

@@minhkhangtran6948 ooh, thank you!

[@itsonlyafleshwound9024]

Dude 1: I was a Royal Engineer in the war, what about you Dude 2: Royal Moss collector

[@johnhuelsmanjr4487]

You've got no legs!!

[@PhantomQueenOne]

Native Americans used moss (and other plant items) as diapers for their babies bottoms. It was held in place by cured rabbit skins or other thin soft leather. Considering how absorbent it is it would work pretty well. And because of the antibacterial properties, it would help prevent diaper rash. I think they also used it as menstrual pads as well.

[@naturalnashuan]

Cool! My neighbor keeps worrying about my moss crop because I'm not using anything but collected rain water on it. She is totally missing the point....I have moss because it doesn't need to have potable water wasted on it. It gets hard and crispy sometimes, but it is green again when it rains.

[@naturalnashuan]

Go for your moss lawns! I started with a section of my lawn that was naturally almost all moss. I've weeded it for years. It is surrounded by native ferns and deep forest plants. It started to spread into the rest of the yard and I helped it. It won't grow easily on loose gravel. The air in the moss areas stays a different humidity and temperature than the areas that still have some grass. If nothing else, people will be interested in what you are doing. I've had people film tours of my yard. Several people like to follow my progress, especially where I'm starting to grow moss where asphalt was removed. Abutting neighbors's grass and weeds yards are my biggest challenge. If they don't cut the adjoining grass before it goes to seed, I discretely cut and remove the seeds. I recommend explaining what you want to do with your yard to your neighbors so they don't spread any grass seed or chemical fertilizer on your moss. No neighbors have given me any problems about it, they even mow or weed-whack very carefully to keep seeds and weeds that grow vegetatively from fragments contained away from my yard! In return I grow fruit and flowers for them and keep mosquitos and ticks controlled in our yards.

[@eustacebagge7831]

I've got a small culture of moss from the rocky mountans. Right now it's just my little pet moss but I'd like to create the conditions necessary for it thrive in a small part of my yard. Thanks for sharing your difficulties

[@FoxDragon]

Ahh moss... or as we call in the pacific northwest - "oh what a lovely green lawn!"

[@CourtneySchwartz]

Supernatural green 💚

[@Eneov]

As a nurse this was fascinating..

[@jonnekoremans4241]

As a chef, I to was intrigued.

[@CuteEvie]

As a WW1 soldier this was lifesaving

[@StatusQuo209]

I agree!

[@FusionDeveloper]

Moss, Algae, Duckweed. All really cool plants.

[@sjaaksjok]

Algae are not plants

[@Temp0raryName]

@@sjaaksjok But land plants are probably descended from certain algae. So those algae are really cool plant ancestors.

[@jasonreed7522]

Algae can also be really problematic. Ignoring toxic blooms from fertilizer, it can kill fish. Tldr, algea is alive and therefore consumes oxygen, at night photosynthesis stops and it uses up all the oxygen in the water killing all the animals. This is also typically a result of fertilizer runoff, the solution is to just leave about 50ft of uncultivated land near waterways so grass consumes the fertilizer and doesn't cause problems. But otherwise yes, all are cool plants/photosyntesizers.

[@FusionDeveloper]

@@jasonreed7522 I like things that are obscenely prolific (as long as they aren't a virus/disease/etc.). Their ability to be so prolific, means that if you want it, it is easy to raise. I don't like things that are challenging and difficult to raise, especially when there are easier alternatives. Success is fun, failure is disappointing.

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

One thing I love about moss is while it looks like a carpet of fuzzy green stuff, up close its a forest of cute little leaves and stuff. I can't be the only one that thinks that up close, moss is pretty cute as a plant.

[@hnyii]

Oh I love watching it submerged in water just for that.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

0:51 Cotton for bandages was instead used as a gunpowder alternative.... Go Humans! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@woodswalker43]

I was literally just thinking "what does it say about humans that we let loads of people suffer and die via sepsis because we considered it more important to build wepons to kill other people?" Obviously, the other side wasn't going to stop killing if our weapons ran out either, so it's not indefensible at least.

[@theapocilip]

The best defence is a good offence

[@tatuvarvemaa5314]

WE SHALL SHOOT THE DISEASE!

[@ShakerCheeseIsRite]

The more people you eliminate the less bandages you will need.

[@omnitoad2187]

I've always taken a lichen to moss.

[@emilyscloset2648]

...

[@y2korean]

Moss came to absorb liquid and kick butt. And it's just absorbed 22x its weight in liquid.

[@StYxXx]

Nice tnetennba!

[@phylumsi8372]

Mankind should use the moss as pavement instead of materials that do not drain well and cause flooding. It would also support the declining insect population. Perhaps even genetical engineer moss to tolerate saline seawater and use it to carpet the deserts.

[@ancientswordrage]

Don't forget 30% of its dry weight is uric acid

[@alexdra4302]

A fun thing i learned about my science teacher is that she has a PHD in Moss. And she got a mushroom named after her, since her husband, who is a mycologist, discovered one

[@naturalnashuan]

I 'm actually farming moss ...following my dreams! I have a moss lawn. Utility work involved removing a lot of asphalt from my huge driveway. The utility was quite gleeful that I chose to not have the asphalt repaired and just asked for high-grade loam to be spread instead. That's now my moss cultivation area. I have rain barrels to catch the water I use on the newly sowed moss.

[@fuferito]

If this is how Sci Show rolls, I'm surprised they gathered this much info on this topic.

[@nariu7times328]

EXCELLENT :D

[@Gibbypastrami]

Woah nice one took me a second (moss grows/gathers flat on a rolling stone) I think that's what you were referring to

[@mybackhurts7020]

I have been growing Mojave desert Mose in my greenhouse for about a year now it is very slow growing. I started it because I was curious about the wild Mose in the DESERT and how old it must be. it only grows when we have wet enough conditions most of the time it’s completely dry and brown can barely tell there’s Mose Until you look closely. There’s not many studies on it and it’s kind of hard to find most of it has been ran over or walked on. We have one of the oldest plants on earth nearby the“ King clone creosote bush” and Joshua trees are very old themselves

[@ratatataraxia]

I got into collecting and growing moss in terrariums during quarantine. So this is cool.

[@victoriatran4063]

That’s so cool!! I’ve been meaning to get into terrariums but I have no idea where to start and how to grow them

[@ungoyone]

@@victoriatran4063 start your studying here on YT... or just web search forums to see what folks say. I generally try to not use web articles since they're more for adspace than truthful info. As for equipment, if you live in a big city, start on Craigslist then move to buy/sell apps and eBay. edit: spelling

[@VietNguyen-bp7od]

I have been making moss terrarium in 1 gal glass jars for 2 years. I feel relaxing when looking at them.

[@virglibrsaglove]

I used to have terrariums. I got 10 gallon fish aquariums from the pet store. I got the mesh lids for mine that they sell to house little animals. That way I could have tiny critters in mine, too. In one of my terrariums I had branches with lichen on them. I would mist them with water and watch them turn from soft gray to bright beautiful green. It was so pretty. I'd like to do it again someday.

[@Beryllahawk]

I've always loved moss, even after I found out that it isn't really as velvety as it can look in pictures But it's just such wonderful stuff!

[@naturalnashuan]

I have a species of moss in my yard that is really tiny dense plants, it does feel velvety.

[@CourtneySchwartz]

Totally depends on which moss! Mine is fluffy and velvety.

[@virglibrsaglove]

Some kinds are soft. In Wisconsin we had several kinds. I remember one that was very short and dense and deep forest green. As a little girl I used to like to pet that one and walk on it with bare feet. Edit: typo.

[@Beryllahawk]

@@virglibrsaglove aaaaaaa that sounds SO lovely! I think maybe there was some soft moss when I lived in New York (up in the Catskills), but the moss here in the Southeast is very tough, very durable, and not very pettable. Still pretty though

[@virglibrsaglove]

@@Beryllahawk Yes, it was very lovely! I don't remember seeing that kind of moss since. I'm in Arkansas now, so maybe they have soft moss here. I wish we could all live someplace beautiful with lovely green pettable moss. 💖

[@paddington1670]

So my moss lawn isnt so bad after all, eeeexccceelllllent.

[@pandemicgrower4212]

🤣

[@dolcebelcanto3626]

wait do you actually have a moss lawn??

[@davidstocker2278]

Its really important you guys put a disclaimer about not using moss to treat wounds. Most moss in N. America doesn't have the same properties as European moss

[@CCNorse]

I presume you watched the video and heard how much of the moss used by Great Britain for bandages was from Ontario Canada? Obviously an ancient plant lineage like moss will have 1000s to 10,000s of species and not every species is created equally, with regard to pharmacological properties, but helpful pharmacological properties are not unique to "European moss" (as if that were a single thing, lol).

[@Dee-jp7ek]

@@CCNorse yeah but a lot of people are pretty dumb and need an explicit "do not do this" sign for them to not attempt something which is obviously a bad idea. Please refer to your local anything for more examples.

[@maxpulido4268]

How you know someone is a fool: they use the word "properties" when talking about things that are absolutely easy to name. In this case: acidity. Also, they're wrong, and they'd know they were wrong if they knew anything about history, or plants, or watched the video.

[@maxpulido4268]

Same kinda people who claim "nobody can live to 100 anymore because of toxins in the food." Then you ask them what toxins, and they start throwing empty vitalistic buzzwords like "empty calories" and "properties" at you.

[@StewieGriffin44]

I've always loved moss. It's so pretty.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Moss is important, minecrafters know that

[@krifik_kentang]

The grief block

[@ranmindyt2902]

not really

[@Skeptycx]

@@ranmindyt2902 The tinkers construct mod for Minecraft used to use a ball of moss, that when combined with your tools, would give them mending. They changed the ball of moss' function when mending was added to vanilla.

[@TheZiiFamily]

The boatom hole

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

@@TheZiiFamily Scar shall be sacrificed

[@benoitranque7791]

Minecraft: adds moss block Scishow:

[@nunyabiznes33]

Oh there is moss block now?

[@trulyinfamous]

Moss is definitely my favorite photosynthesizing lifeform. Not only do they grow anywhere, they can dry out rehydrate, coming back to life, and they spread by spores.

[@wes7600]

Sphagnum moss is also the central component of many new waste water treatment systems. It's being used for treating waste water in some of Canada's National Parks and even to treat a swimming pool at the University of Maryland.

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

I love moss so much; I’m not sure exactly why, but it’s amazing.

[@naturalnashuan]

A cool thing about moss is that it is a Bryophyte, without roots. It can be moved from one place to another just by picking it up off the ground and laying it back down. I'm protesting the environmental harm that comes from grass lawns with my moss lawn. I get the moss from people who don't want it and scatter it in my yard. Now after a drought, a neighbor noticed that I have the brightest green yard around.

[@virglibrsaglove]

I really love moss, too.

[@hnyii]

@@naturalnashuan that sounds like it'd be so pretty..

[@naturalnashuan]

I made a moss lawn by growing various trees with canopies over most of my yard . I cut the original grass extremely short with shears and that killed most of it. I'm hand-pulling weeds and remaining grass. Rocks should be removed if possible . Don't rake, debris can be swept. My soil is assorted fill from over the last century. Moss doesn't need good soil. Moss grows on rocks and concrete...which is what my high altitude soil is like. Chemical fertilizer should not used at all. I gathered samples of many local moss species and crumbled and sprinkled them on the yard to let them compete. Only one or two dominated. Avoid plants that grow by runners, like grass and many weeds. Don't plant trees that drop much debris other than leaves. Remove fallen leaves at the start of winter. My moss generates heat to melt snow to get more light. Coral Bell (Huchera species) plants have colorful foliage and are very compatible with the moss. Moss holds the moisture the Coral Bells need and both melt snow.

[@harkana2649]

I read this as “The Hidden Superpowers of Moses” Confusion ensues

[@cormacdineen289]

This explains the ancient stories of Irish warriors packing wounds with moss (sphagnum moss is every where here)

[@FranzBiscuit]

It's true. People sometimes scoff at the quality of ancient medical knowledge back in those times. But in places such as Ireland things were in so many ways quite advanced.

[@dixietenbroeck8717]

Growing up in the Oregon Coast Range, I used to pretty much "run wild" in the mossy woods, and _I SIMPLY LOVED_ that stuff! Nothing but "a bed of moss" can "rock you to sleep" so quickly, and the feeling when you sink your bare little tootsies into a mess of moss in absolutely indescribable! Moss didn't actually NEED all those other "wonderful properties" in order to be one of my favorite plants, but knowing about those traits sure doesn't hurt moss's reputation in my mind, not one bit! Glorious stuff; __MMMMMMM!_ ADDENDUM: *"FOREST MAGIC"* There's a little fern that grows on mossy logs which has very smoothly-edged leaflets. If you gently prise apart the moss to access the roots of these little ferns, it's relatively easy to find a bit of root with a diameter of about 1/4", & then you can snap off a bit of the root. (The roots appear smooth, too.) After you've rubbed that little bit of root clean (use your grubby T-shirt, that's what _I_ *always used, HA-HA!),* and if you then chew on that little piece of root, you'll discover that it tastes a _LOT_ like licorice & it's _REALLY_ yummy! *DO NOT harvest a lot of it,* especially from just one little fern plant, or you might kill the plant! ALWAYS REMEMBER that this should be a *VERY OCCASIONAL "FOREST MAGIC" treat!* Enjoy, Friends!

[@hippy_chat]

I love moss its great i use it when i make terrariums and my fishtanks with waterfalls

[@annakeye]

In the early 80s, I went sphagnum moss picking and was it hell. But we made good money and it became a big industry on the coast, (Westland) South Island, NZ. It was all money under-the-table and some farms did well out of it because it was just growing in areas where they couldn't graze cattle or sheep. But it was a wet, cold and dirty job.

[@matthewsedgwick8624]

My brother will be so fascinated with this episode

[@zlm001]

This barely touched all of the superpowers of moss.

[@EonityLuna]

I have been keeping a moss terrarium; my previous attempts killed them off because they were kept in open terrariums and I neglected watering them. Once I switched over to a closed terrarium tho, I had only watered it twice - first after I got it and second was months ago - and somehow it has kept going despite my active neglect. So basically keep them in a _moist_ environment that won’t dry out and they will withstand any other sort of neglect you throw at it.

[@a_case_study]

I love this so much my final project in college was a moss Earthwork with an accompanying presentation in moss, plant evolution, fungi, and symbiosis

[@Plantbliss]

I recently was in Washington state and was fascinated by all the moss growing on trees and everywhere else. I live in a desert so maybe that’s why I’m so enamored 🤩

[@frankblangeard8865]

Mosses aren't well studied or understood 3:56. That's because we have them here on earth. If they were on Mars they would be the most studied thing ever.

[@Josiahiswatching]

The delivery of the line at 2:22 is just so unintentionally funny to me.

[@ignorasmus]

This German automotive start up - Sono Motors- is building a car that shall be partially powered by solar energy. They have a bunch of live moss integrated into the dashboard of the proposed car. It one of the most beautiful decorative items I have ever seen in a car. You will probably ask: it does not need to be watered. It can absorb moisture directly from cabin air.

[@dolcebelcanto3626]

when I have my own place, if I have a yard, I want a moss lawn. it looks so cool, it's so much better for the environment, and I don't have to mow it. best of all the worlds.

[@tk423b]

Went from a small patch to now it’s 1/3 of my back yard. Nothing to mow. It’s great.

[@htopherollem649]

years ago Martha Stewart put moss , composted manure, and buttermilk in a blender then smeared it on a cement statue . the statue would then grow moss (she said to keep out. of direct sunlight and to mist daily and would start growing in 2 to 3 months and be covered by 9 with continued misting)

[@blockstacker5614]

Once for a school project I collected moss from cracks in the sidewalk in order to try and cultivate it in flower pots

[@elitegamingandmore3723]

The dislikes are just fungi hating on mosses

[@codeman7055]

One of the superpowers of moss I see all the time is it being slippery as hell when it's wet.

[@janaleland9038]

So! STOP STEPPING ON IT!!

[@SunSheepOfLight]

It’s very good for Terrariums.

[@arnaldorentes5371]

Hi and grateful for this video. I learned that Sphagnum was also made of what appears to be the first female tampon. If I'm not mistaken, Celtic women used it.

[@TheSamknu]

"..successful against preventing the growth of multiple bacterial strains.." has a double negative in it. " ..successful at preventing the growth of.. " or " ..successful against the growth of.. " both convey the meaning you appear to intend. The way it's written means the opposite. I love your programming. It's always so good. Thought I'd let you know that. Not just here to knit pick. I watch all your stuff because I want to and like it.

[@rogersledz6793]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[@royalRoy5]

Wow, moss is really oddly convenient.

[@itastepaint]

Worth mentioning- if you are a plant person, this is why we shouldn’t use sphagnum moss in planting. Moss farming is pushing carbon back into our environment.

[@Anonymous-pi8gf]

Peat moss plays a significant role in this cycle. Peatlands absorb carbon dioxide faster than anything else and serve as carbon sinks. They remove carbon dioxide from the air and pull it back into the ground.

[@CourtneySchwartz]

But what’s the alternative? Coconut coir from a clear cut swath of orangutan rain forest, monoculture planted with coconut palms? That doesn’t seem better.

[@thesciencelair9556]

@@CourtneySchwartz unfortunately, that IS the alternative. Peat bogs are so horribly endangered at this point that even the SE Asian rainforests are doing better. For long fiber Sphagnum, you can use moss harvested from NZ, where they allow it to grow back before harvesting again instead of destroying the whole bog.

[@Ben-ok4gx]

Yay good thing we had moss to save the day so those soldiers could get back to killing each other for no reason again

[@johnhuelsmanjr4487]

War sucks but sometimes boys have to go stop other boys from hurting people. U should b happy they did.

[@Ben-ok4gx]

@@johnhuelsmanjr4487 No. You can’t even tell me why the US joined World War One you condescending pr*ck.

[@ThatFreeWilliam]

I read "Super Moose" and then my brain tried to turn that opening image into a moose and failed so I clicked on the video but it was about moss, which is cool too and then it FINALLY clicked halfway through the episode that I'd read the title wrong, but then for some reason I was sad at the end there was no mention of a "Super Moose". I know that's all on me, just came here to say "Brains are weird, man"

[@jmembang2467]

in my experience in keeping animals that need humidity one way we keep humidity stable is by using sphagnum moss since they're very good at sticking with H2O

[@joshuajohnson7605]

I remember them talking about this moss on SciShow Tangents! 😄😄

[@JoeTaber]

Yes moss is a very powerful block. When it was introduced in the 1.17 patch it created the possibility of building the first alternative worldeater-like machine not based on TNT.

[@Sol-Cutta]

I have a pet patch of moss from.outside my house...its my fave lil friend ..it likes being watered from above..like rained on...its a happy lil thing..but dosnt like getting. too dry.

[@Jobobn1998]

Mosses are also key to the breakdown of rock and the creation of topsoil. They are some of the most important species for terrestrial life on the planet.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Moss is my favorite X-man

[@MamguSian]

My mum told me of how she used to collect sphagnum for wound dressing in WWII

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

I adore moss, something fierce! Use it for many great things 😍

[@wynnnnnnn5227]

moss

[@rajgill7576]

It also looks really, really cool!

[@UriahandDad]

My dad has worked with moss for 50 years now me for 30 years. Moss is awesome

[@matthewsanders6499]

Moss: actually better than cotton bandages

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

"happy cosmo sheldrake sounds"

[@KnighteMinistriez]

Super-Moss Super-Moss Super-Moss does what a Super-Moss does. lol

[@carolinedickerson4242]

Wouldn’t it be so cool if you could bandage up a wound with lab created bandages based on moss that would themselves not only maintain blood loss but also prevent infection, therefore reducing or even eliminating the need for antibiotics ? If it did reduce that need, would that help with the issue of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria ? This video was so interesting!

[@jehmarxx]

If only moss can delete blocks in real life just like in Minecraft.

[@bruno9005]

Turn normal dirt blocks into moss blocks when you bonemeal them

[@Sol-Cutta]

We owe them for OUR life , moss were some of the very first life on the planet, without them sucking in the shite from the air we would never have been able to live here.

[@kit_the_inevitable]

M O S S. I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED.

[@bluesmanshoes]

Could you pleasssseeee number the references and put those numbers on the slide with the corresponding quote/info? #forscience

[@commanderwaddles3483]

Oh YES PLEASE

[@Luchoedge]

It can grow and turn stone into moss! Oh, wait...

[@ultraapple3997]

P. E. A. T. (Perfeck, excellent, amazing, treasure)

[@glossaria2]

Wow... my family's property in the Adirondacks is home to a sphagnum kettle bog (which is a very rare type of bog formed by glaciation-- we keep it as a nature preserve), so I'm VERY familiar with many of sphagnum's amazing properties. For example... did you know that when you walk out to the water's "edge" in a sphagnum bog, you're no longer standing on land? The actual shoreline is probably about 100 feet behind you. Beneath you, there's about a foot to a yard of matted sphagnum, and then a LOT of tea-colored water. :D A sphagnum mat is super-strong, and has NO problem supporting the weight of several humans. If you bounce up and down (I wouldn't recommend jumping too hard, considering, unless you're considering an archaeological future as a bog body), you'll see the "ground" around you ripple and bounce, too, because you're actually standing on water. (This is why this type of bog also gets called a "quaking bog.") I knew sphagnum was the *physical* underpinning of the bog, but I never realized it was the chemical underpinning, also, actually creating that acidic biome. (The water's pH is generally somewhere around a 4, depending on how much rainfall we've had recently.) Sphagnum moss really is amazing stuff!

[@FrostWhisker]

Scishow: moss can help treat wounds! Me, who read warriors: 🤔

[@zennvirus7980]

"Respect the Moss, or the Infection would come to you" - (should be) a Moss Prophet quote.

[@LaughterOnWater]

Oh, @SciShow... < sigh > Yes, sphagnum moss is the one used in WWI battlefield triage, it's true. But it's also extremely slow growing and not quickly replaceable. *Preppers,* this video is not a license for you to go out and harvest sphagnum moss from the wilderness. If you're in a county, state or federal park, it's probably protected, just like most of the flora and fauna. Please learn how to grow it sustainably so others can enjoy it too!

[@Arty345]

I love you guys so much 😍😍

[@TIGERZY2K]

Best way of combating global warming:- Feed all big herbivore animals (like cows, buffalos, bisons,horses,mules, elephants, etc.) With plants like mosses,seaweeds, duckweeds, hyacinths and algae is order to reduce methane emissions via burps and farts.

[@TigerHawk709]

I mean... this sounds like something we really should be looking into more and maybe have a couple of "farms" for easy harvesting?

[@abcdeisthekeygaming277]

I love moss

[@Hunter-fs1nj]

I want moss for my yard because you don’t need to cut it, you don’t need to trim it, all you need is some shade and damp air

[@Freddie_Dunning-Kruger_Jr.]

I would love to see more moss bandages in post apocalyptic movies and tv shows.

[@virglibrsaglove]

Cool! I would like to have an indoor moss and lichen garden someday. Not to use as bandages. Just because I like it.

[@emmaarmo379]

MOSS IS BOSS

[@kimbratton9620]

👍👍

[@hobbithabits]

My grandpa used to tell me that moss is where the fairies lived so i should be careful not to step on it or id be destroying fairy homes. Im an adult and i still think about that whenever i see moss.

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Nice video about Moss.

[@ManzanitaStarwood]

Amazing. Go, moss, go!

[@robintheviking8990]

Sounds like something worth cultivating.

[@kellydalstok8900]

In a children’s book written approximately 100 years ago, a doctor uses spider silk on a boy’s bleeding wound. Does spider silk have special properties that make it suitable for this task?

[@Hiligd]

Great Video ✌😁

[@shiyadh7355]

What I love moss it's never boring you have to look deep into it or become a plant lover

[@Gibbypastrami]

I have a dead tree covered in moss, I love it